Morena is in her chamber, pacing up and down, she has used every medicine she can use on the unknown poison yet there is no change, Minister Lucas eyes remained tight and his breathing has not improved.
Though Jericho never tell her to let go of the man, he told her to declare him dead to the king, telling the king he can’t survive is what Jericho asked her to do.
Morena couldn’t bring herself to understand Jericho, if the man eventually died, their community will be summon to war, though everyone feared Alpha Malik, still the man community can be summon to war for killing another community delegate.
Morena is exhausted of ideas, and her heart felt heavy, she want to save Aurora and the man, but it seems inconceivable.
The banged on the door brought her out of her reverie, she walked to the door and peered through the peep hole, surprised to see a new maid standing at the door.
She peered through hole on the door, to confirm her curiosity, she’s afraid it might be Alpha Malik, she released the breath she’s unaware she is holding.
She opened the door, and shastina walked in, she lowered her head and greet Morena.
“What can I do for you?” She asked, looking suspicion at her, since this is the first time she will be seeing her in the palace, but the clothes she had on made Morena knew she is a maid.
Shastina peered around the room, like she is looking for something.
“I’m here to help you ma’am” she said, and raised up her arm, a bottle wrapped with a black cover was revealed under her arms.
She pulled it out, and stretched the bottle to Morena.
Morena hesitated, she didn’t know what it means or what she want to use it for.
“I brought it to save the man life, I know how much you want to save Aurora, giving the content to him will neutralize the poison in him, and will make him regain his consciousness” Shastina said.
Morena was surprised on how she got to found out about the poison.
Shastina hate Aurora yet she want to save her, she wished for her death, yet she’s saving Aurora, sometimes she didn’t understand herself.
“How did you learn of it?”Morena asked, Also how did you expect me to trust the medicine, what of if the man eventually died.
Shastina chuckled.
“You know he will die eventually if you don’t give him the right antidote today, he won’t see the brightness of the sky again, if you fail to minister the drugs to him now, is either to trust me and use it, or you wait for his death ” Shastina said in a serious tone.
“I’m here to help Aurora but I won’t want her to know I help her” She said.
“If you want me to use the antidote, you should drink it first and prove it to me that is not deadly ” Morena said, looking intently into Shastina eyes.
She want to know if the antidote is real, she didn’t believe in her words, yet she want to take the risk and use it.
Shastina didn’t allow her to finish her words when she opened it and gulped some contents into her throat.
“Are you cool with it now?” Shastina said sarcastically.
She hate the fact, that she here to help someone she want her death, yet they didn’t believe in her saving her.
Though tomorrow, she might be choking her life out Aurora, that is what her head craves for.
A smile shown on Morena face, seeing her drank it, she felt relieved her a little.
Morena poured the medicine into a container, and use a medicine spoon to put the medicine forcefully into minister Lucas month.
Shastina was there looking at her, ministering the medicine to her, after a while Morena was done and she looked at shatsina direction.
“Is there any thing else you want me to do again” Morena asked.
“No, but I won’t like, been reveal to Aurora, we aren’t friends and I didn’t do it for us to be one” Shastina said it, and Morena almost chuckled with the way she talk in a funny way.
“Okay, my mouth is seal” Morena said, using her mouth to close it.
Shastina evacuates the room, Morena was just looking at her as she huffed the door.
Instantly she leaves, morena dabble a towel on minister Lucas forehead, using a warm water.
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Many maids rushed to the training ground, hearing the king want to torture Aurora, they felt happy because many people in the palace hate her.
Shastina was seen among the maids who was finding their way to the torture ground.
Xena walked with Jeanne to the torture ground likewise, there are noises and murmuring among the workers of the palace as they surround the torture ground.
Aurora looked at them, tears prickle in her eyes, but she forcefully hold the tears, she didn’t want to give the people around her, reason to be happy when she’s sad.
Xena hide herself in the crowd, Alpha must not see her or other concubine watching servant torture.
But Xena hate Aurora, and want to see how the king will whip her, she wish Alpha himself will whip her, it will give her deadly scars if he whip her.
Xena was peering around in the crowd, searching for Jericho, she was about to turned her direction, Jericho, suddenly show up with Alpha Malik.
There was silence in the atmosphere instantly, people felt like their mouth was sealed by Alpha Malik, but it was the fear of him that made them sealed their mouth.
His aura made men peel in pant, his face looked deadly, he walked to the centre of the torture ground, he raised his head and looked at Aurora who’s eyes looked ragged due to the beating of the rainfall.
In a jiffy, Evans presence was revealed with the fiercest man in the farm, he looked broad, his muscle is enough to makes people run away from him.
His face hold anger and ruthless, he lowered his head immediately he sighted Alpha Malik, and paid obeisance to him.
Evans has informed him what he was called for, Alpha Malik looked at Evans, immediately Evans moved to Aurora and lose her from the tree. He understand his king looked signal.
She looked at Alpha Malik stylishly, and his face hold expressionless gaze.
“Strip her” a cold voice comes from Alpha Malik to the man from the farm.
Aurora blinked her eyes frequently, hearing Alpha Malik words, she wished the earth will open up and shallow her up.
“I can’t possibly go naked in front of this whole people, a Princess of gigal going naked in front of people” echoing in her head.
TO BE CONTINUED
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